Cheapest€48.74
- Amtrak A108306:023h 13m09:15Union StationIndependence
Door to door 3h 57mCO2 14.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from St Louis to Independence costs €48.74 at the cheapest and takes 3h 39m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 424 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 424 km
- Fastest
- 3h 39m
- Average
- 3h 51m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €48.74
- CO2 per passenger
- 14.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 57m | 3h 13m | 44m | €59.74 | 14.0 kg | 5 |
- 3h 57mFastest, by Train
- €59.74Cheapest, by Train
- 14.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 424 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for St Louis to Independence | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €110.34 | €101.54 | €76.79 | €82.29 | €95.49 | €105.39 | €74.59 | €85.59 | €59.74 | €60.28 | €62.49 | €85.59 | €85.04 | €61.93 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €48.74
The trip ends at Independence. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Rooms within reach of Independence
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book St Louis to Independence
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €61.3990 days
- €39.9460 days
- €40.4945 days
- €40.4930 days
- €59.7421 days
- €61.9314 days
- €74.597 days
- €76.793 days
- €110.341 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €39.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 176 percent. The most expensive point is €110.34, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €85.59Sun
- €59.74Mon
- €60.28Tue
- €62.49Wed
- €85.59Thu
- €85.04Fri
- €61.93Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €76.79Sep
- €57.54Oct
- €49.84Nov
- €46.54Dec
- €49.28Jan
- €41.04Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 424 km against 369 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Saint Peters, Des Moines, O'Fallon, Jefferson City. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves St Louis at 06:02 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
St. Louis
Rail
- Union Station
- Delmar Boulevard station
- Cotton Belt Freight Depot
Bus
- St. Louis Bus Station
- Clayton Transit Center
Air
- STL
Independence
Rail
- Independence
Bus
- Independence Transit Center
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amtrak | €48.74 | 3h 39m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €42.50 | 87% |
| Taxes | €4.25 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €48.74 | 100% |
Independence is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Independence
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about St Louis to Independence
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from St Louis to Independence?
The fastest journey from St Louis to Independence takes 3h 39m door to door, of which 3h 13m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 51m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from St Louis to Independence?
The cheapest fare from St Louis to Independence is €48.74, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €80.64. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from St Louis to Independence?
The cheapest way from St Louis to Independence is by train, at €59.74 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 3h 57m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book St Louis to Independence?
Fares from St Louis to Independence bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €39.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 176 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for St Louis to Independence?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from St Louis to Independence, at €59.74. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for St Louis to Independence?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from St Louis to Independence, at €41.04 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from St Louis to Independence?
1 operators sell services from St Louis to Independence across 1 mode: Amtrak. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from St Louis to Independence?
20 percent of the services we sell from St Louis to Independence are direct. The rest connect at Saint Peters, Des Moines, O'Fallon, Jefferson City, with about 66 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from St Louis to Independence use?
Services from St Louis to Independence by train leave from Union Station and arrive at Independence. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from St Louis to Independence?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from St Louis to Independence allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for St Louis to Independence on September 12, 2026: 424 km of route against 369 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €48.74, and 3h 39m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Independence and elsewhere in United States. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Independence before you go
Day trips that leave Independence in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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Other ways to make this journey
Leaving St Louis
Arriving in Independence
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Leaving Independence
- 17Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
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